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Suge Knight’s Bid to Overturn 28-Year Manslaughter Sentence Denied: ‘Not Sincere’

Suge Knight's long-running bid to overturn his 28-year manslaughter sentence was summarily denied by a judge who called the effort 'not sincere.'

In a new ruling issued Tuesday and obtained by Rolling Stone, Los Angeles County Judge Laura F. Priver “summarily denied” Knight’s request, known as a writ of habeas corpus, saying he took too long to file it and didn’t have the grounds to support it either way. She said DeBlanc had a number of civilian and expert witnesses on deck if the case had gone to trial and was able to argue pre-trial motions and negotiate a plea deal under which a murder charge carrying 25 years to life in prison was dropped. Under oath, he claimed that police told him that Dr. Dre had hired the man who shot him seven times at Chris Brown’s pre-VMA party six months prior to his visit to the Straight Outta Compton set and Carter’s death.

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